Paul

Your books 'Mastering Witchcraft' and 'The Devil's Picture Book' (on Tarot) 
were highly influential on me when I was young (15 or so). Would be greatly 
interested to learn of your current doings!

best
Leigh Blackmore
Wollongong Australia



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> Yup, that's me, I'm still here.  (Sorry I've taken so long to reply - I've
> been kept busy signing all those autographs.)
> :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic
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> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 6:44 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Iron hardware as deterent to witches?
>
> Are you the famous Paul Huson of "Mastering Witchcraft" (or is he no 
> longer
> of this world?)
>
> ~Caroline.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, 26 February 2011 4:22 AM
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>
> Mary, re the magical use of sidereal iron, have you looked at Eliade's 
> "The
> Forge and the Crucible"? If not, try Google Books here:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=SQDJ1aCtMV8C&pg=PA101&dq=eliade+divine+smit
> h&hl=en&ei=JuRnTczsPIHmsQPOktymBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved
> =0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=iron&f=false
> Best regards,
> Paul H.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
> Thanks to everyone for the great comments, insights, and suggestions. A
> couple of points and requests for additional information:
>
> Kirsten: Most of my research material pertains to the eighteenth,
> nineteenth, and twentieth century in the United States, but occasionally I
> come across earlier references. Also, there have been several witch 
> bottles
> found in the U.S., but once again they are more recent.
>
> Dave: Brian and I are already in contact, but thanks for the reference. As
> you already know, his work is pretty much contained within the U.K., 
> whereas
> mine is in the U.S. I occasionally pick his brain for ideas and sources. J
>
> John: I'll have to check out the Pennick citation. Thanks. Do you happen 
> to
> have any citations for scissors as apotropaic devices, particularly under
> thresholds (other than Merrifield)?
>
> Mogg: Do you have any citations for this information? If so, I'd love to
> take a look at them.
>
> Rose (Pitch?): I don't know much about modern magic practioners, as I'm an
> archaeologist so my focus is more on the historic and material aspect. But 
> I
> have come across some general descriptions of blacksmiths as magical. I 
> know
> of one paper that looks at the ritual role of the blacksmith in Africa, 
> but
> I can't seem to lay my hands on it at the moment. Let me know if you have
> any other citations for blacksmiths and magic. I'd be very interested to
> look at them.
>
> Cody: Interesting observations. My knowledge of mezuzahs is limited, so I
> would be interested in any academic articles concerning their application.
> I'll also check out the links you posted. Thanks!
>
> In addition, last night I was surfing ebay (when I should have been
> sleeping) and came across this:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220588749247&ssPageName=S
> TRK:MEWAX:IT I'm not 100% that's a horseshoe motif-it could just be a
> stylized decorative element-but the concept is interesting. Unfortunately 
> I
> don't have an extra $200 bucks lying around.